Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.23.57
Mukti· LiberationCross Ignorance Through Service to Kṛṣṇa
“I shall cross over the insurmountable ocean of nescience by being firmly fixed in the service of the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. This was approved by the previous ācāryas, who were fixed in firm devotion to the Lord, Paramātmā, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
What the purport teaches
- The brāhmaṇa resolves to cross the ocean of ignorance through firm service to Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet. Previous ācāryas approved this path of devotion.
- Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Complete dedication to His service is the meaning of parātma-niṣṭhā.
- Real sannyāsa is not simply a change of dress. Its substance is dedicating mind and body to service and working for Kṛṣṇa's satisfaction.
Try this today
Choose one small act of service today and do it attentively for Kṛṣṇa's satisfaction.
Ask yourself
How can you give more attention to satisfying Kṛṣṇa than to appearing spiritual?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.